kehu

See also: kèhù

Finnish

Etymology 1

kehua (“to praise”) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkehu/, [ˈk̟e̞ɦu]
• Rhymes: -ehu
• Syllabification^(key): ke‧hu

Noun

kehu

1. praise, commendation (favorable representation in words)

Declension

Inflection of kehu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kehu	kehut
genitive		kehun	kehujen
partitive		kehua	kehuja
illative		kehuun	kehuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kehu	kehut
accusative	nom.	kehu	kehut
	gen.	kehun
genitive		kehun	kehujen
partitive		kehua	kehuja
inessive		kehussa	kehuissa
elative		kehusta	kehuista
illative		kehuun	kehuihin
adessive		kehulla	kehuilla
ablative		kehulta	kehuilta
allative		kehulle	kehuille
essive		kehuna	kehuina
translative		kehuksi	kehuiksi
abessive		kehutta	kehuitta
instructive		—	kehuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kehu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kehuni kehuni accusative nom. kehuni kehuni gen. kehuni genitive kehuni kehujeni partitive kehuani kehujani inessive kehussani kehuissani elative kehustani kehuistani illative kehuuni kehuihini adessive kehullani kehuillani ablative kehultani kehuiltani allative kehulleni kehuilleni essive kehunani kehuinani translative kehukseni kehuikseni abessive kehuttani kehuittani instructive — — comitative — kehuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kehusi kehusi accusative nom. kehusi kehusi gen. kehusi genitive kehusi kehujesi partitive kehuasi kehujasi inessive kehussasi kehuissasi elative kehustasi kehuistasi illative kehuusi kehuihisi adessive kehullasi kehuillasi ablative kehultasi kehuiltasi allative kehullesi kehuillesi essive kehunasi kehuinasi translative kehuksesi kehuiksesi abessive kehuttasi kehuittasi instructive — — comitative — kehuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kehumme kehumme accusative nom. kehumme kehumme gen. kehumme genitive kehumme kehujemme partitive kehuamme kehujamme inessive kehussamme kehuissamme elative kehustamme kehuistamme illative kehuumme kehuihimme adessive kehullamme kehuillamme ablative kehultamme kehuiltamme allative kehullemme kehuillemme essive kehunamme kehuinamme translative kehuksemme kehuiksemme abessive kehuttamme kehuittamme instructive — — comitative — kehuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kehunne kehunne accusative nom. kehunne kehunne gen. kehunne genitive kehunne kehujenne partitive kehuanne kehujanne inessive kehussanne kehuissanne elative kehustanne kehuistanne illative kehuunne kehuihinne adessive kehullanne kehuillanne ablative kehultanne kehuiltanne allative kehullenne kehuillenne essive kehunanne kehuinanne translative kehuksenne kehuiksenne abessive kehuttanne kehuittanne instructive — — comitative — kehuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kehunsa kehunsa accusative nom. kehunsa kehunsa gen. kehunsa genitive kehunsa kehujensa partitive kehuaan kehuansa kehujaan kehujansa inessive kehussaan kehussansa kehuissaan kehuissansa elative kehustaan kehustansa kehuistaan kehuistansa illative kehuunsa kehuihinsa adessive kehullaan kehullansa kehuillaan kehuillansa ablative kehultaan kehultansa kehuiltaan kehuiltansa allative kehulleen kehullensa kehuilleen kehuillensa essive kehunaan kehunansa kehuinaan kehuinansa translative kehukseen kehuksensa kehuikseen kehuiksensa abessive kehuttaan kehuttansa kehuittaan kehuittansa instructive — — comitative — kehuineen kehuinensa

Derived terms

• kerska

 

compounds

• itsekehu
• omakehu

 

Further reading

• “kehu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkehuˣ/, [ˈk̟e̞ɦu(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ehu
• Syllabification^(key): ke‧hu

Verb

kehu

1. inflection of kehua:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Maori

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Polynesian *kefu (“light-coloured”) (compare with Hawaiian ʻehu (“reddish”), Tahitian ʻehu (“reddish, ginger”), Tongan kefu (“brownish”) and Samoan ʻefu (“reddish brown”))

Adjective

kehu

1. reddish

Derived terms

• urukehu

Further reading

• “kehu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.